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When did Windows Live Messenger come out?
July 22, 1999
Windows Live Messenger
| Windows Live Messenger 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Initial release | July 22, 1999 as MSN Messenger |
| Final release | 2012 (v16.4.3508.205) (August 7, 2012) [±] |
| Operating system | Windows 95 to Windows 8 Mac OS X Windows Mobile Windows Phone Symbian OS 9.x BlackBerry OS iOS Windows CE Xbox 360 MSN TV (WebTV) |
| Available in | 50 languages |
When was MSN invented?
August 24, 1995
MSN (meaning Microsoft Network) is a web portal and related collection of Internet services and apps for Windows and mobile devices, provided by Microsoft and launched on August 24, 1995, the same release date as Windows 95.
Why did Microsoft stop MSN Messenger?
Msn Messenger was not able to survive so many changes and lost users quickly, until Microsoft decided to replace it with Skype, announcing its final closure on October 31, 2014 (it’s time for Msn Messenger fans to cry).
When did Skype become a thing?
2003
Luxembourg-based Skype Technologies, founded by Niklas Zennström of Sweden and Janus Friis of Denmark, first introduced the software client in 2003. The number of registered users of Skype was about 50 million in 2005 and increased more than 10-fold to more than 600 million just five years later.
What is the oldest messaging app?
ICQ. Back in 1996, ICQ became the first instant messaging service to be embraced by users from all over the world.
How did people chat online in the 90s?
If the Internet was an uncharted wilderness, however, the ’90s were its Gold Rush. Services like MSN and AOL (which bought Compuserve in 1998) made the chat function available to millions of Americans, packaging it in dial-up subscriptions that users purchased first by the hour, and later by the month.
What kind of computer does Windows Live Messenger use?
Windows Live Messenger (formerly named MSN Messenger) is an instant messaging client created by Microsoft that is currently designed to work with Windows XP (up to Wave 3), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, Windows CE, Xbox 360, Blackberry OS, iOS, Java ME, S60 on Symbian OS 9.x, and Zune HD.
When did Windows Live Messenger Beta 1 come out?
As part of Microsoft’s Windows Live effort, which rebranded many existing MSN services and programs, MSN Messenger was renamed “Windows Live Messenger” beginning with version 8.0. The first beta of the newly renamed Windows Live Messenger, Beta 1, was released on December 13, 2005.
When was Skype added to Windows Live Messenger?
Following the acquisition of Skype Technologies in May 2011, Microsoft added interoperability between Skype and Microsoft accounts, allowing Skype (which had features unique to its platform and a wider user base) to communicate with Messenger contacts.
What does Windows Live Messenger album viewer do?
Windows Live Messenger’s album viewer is based on Windows Photo Gallery and provides users a photo viewing experience for photo albums shared via SkyDrive and Facebook. The album viewer is interactive and supports full screen and slideshow modes, as well as viewing and uploading comments on Facebook and SkyDrive albums.